“Alina Grijseels has shaped women’s handball in Dortmund like almost no other player. She has become an exceptional player at BVB and helped to take handball in Dortmund to another level,” said president Dr. Reinhold Lunow, praising the 27-year-old, two-time German handball player of the year. She was the face of the team that dominated the 2019/20 season until the league was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and was captain of the 2021 league-winning team. Grijseels is moving to France next season to join top European club Metz Handball. “I will miss the club and the people who work for it. I have made friend for life here,” Grijseels stressed in an interview with the Borussia members’ magazine, which will be published in 14 days.

Marvin Ducksch had to wait until the 82nd minute and then it finally happened: Ducksch made his debut for the Germany senior side in the 3-2 defeat to Turkey.

The 25-year-old played a key role in helping his country qualify, having put his side ahead in their 1-1 draw with Kosovo, as well as in their 1-1 draw against Israel three days prior. The two points earned from these matches are enough to ensure that Switzerland will finish in the top two in Group I, with one match left to play against group leader Romania.

Julian Nagelsmann’s recent preference to use a back three system has left Cancelo out of the starting lineup several times in recent weeks, and a player of the Portuguese’s caliber is never too thrilled to spend time on the bench. He’s one to make his frustration felt, but Nagelsmann connected with the defender in a unique way, as the two together discussed having both lost a parent at a young age. “He has a similar personal situation as I had. So I tried to explain to him how to deal with it and how I dealt with it,” Nagelsmann explained (Sport1). Cancelo lost his mother to a car accident at 18 years of age and Nagelsmann lost a parent at the age of 20.

Due to the large number of visitors to the stadium and the high volume of traffic, TSG Hoffenheim recommend that you arrive early and use public transport. Additional buses will run to the PreZero Arena on Saturday. A shuttle service will take visitors from Sinsheim/Elsenz railway station to the stadium and back again. In addition, there will be a shuttle service on various routes. The buses will be available at the bus terminal (P9) for the return journey. Further information on departure times and bus stops can be found here (SWEG) and here (Palatina Bus).

“The Bundesliga is extremely demanding and it was always a dream of mine to play there one day. Union has done a great job in recent years and has made a name for itself beyond Germany’s borders. I’m looking forward to being part of this club from the new season and I really hope that we players will then be able to experience the atmosphere with fans at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei,” said Wszolek on arrival in Berlin on Tuesday.

“It will be a difficult game,” the Italian said at his pre-match press conference.

The day after the last game of the season, the team said goodbye to Raphael Guerreiro,...

Bayern Munich likely would not even consider bringing in Wirtz until at least the summer of 2025, but even then, things seem doubtful at this stage. Aside of timing and what is expected to be a massive cost for Wirtz, FC Barcelona could be poised to enter the fray, which would complicate matters further according to Sky Sport’s Florian Plettenberg (as captured by @iMiaSanMia):

After making a strong start to the season, Ozan Kabak has been sidelined recently due to a shoulder injury he picked up in the 3-2 win in Bremen. However, the 23-year-old made his return to the matchday squad for the DFB-Pokal clash with Borussia Dortmund and will now be hoping to pick up where he left off prior to the injury.